When will angry Manchester United fans finally turn on David Moyes?

Sir Alex Ferguson’s parting instruction to Manchester United fans was to support David Moyes.

So that’s what United fans did. It was clear that all wasn’t right fairly early on, but that could be explained away by Ed Woodward’s incompetence in buying the players Moyes needed to be a success.

On the final day of 2013, United were just three points behind Chelsea, so whilst all the defeats we’d suffered lead us to believe retaining the title was impossible, at least we were holding our own. So the fans sung songs of support for Moyes, willing to give him time to see if he could turn things around.

But just 12 weeks later, United find themselves an incredible 18 points behind Jose Mourinho’s side without even a hope of finishing in the top four.

Even against Liverpool, during the 3-0 defeat, sections of the Stretford End were still chanting “David Moyes’ red and white army” though. It’s hard to imagine fans of any other club in the country still remaining faithful to a manager who had lead them to such a steep decline and not boo the players at the end of the game.

‘They are our 12th player and are so important to us,’ said Mata recently.

This banner has come back to haunt United (Picture: Getty)

‘They deserve a reward from our side. What we experienced in the Liverpool game was unbelievable. We lost 3-0 on a very difficult day yet when we were walking off the pitch at the end they were singing and clapping. It was amazing.’

Wayne Rooney also noted how impressed he was with the support the team was being shown with similar comments.

With accusations of Old Trafford being full of glory supporters over the past two decades, it is refreshing to see that they are prepared to get behind the team despite the abysmal performances on the pitch. But if United fans do now recognise that Moyes isn’t the man for the job, shouldn’t they let the Glazers know this is how they feel?

‘The Chosen One’ banner, which does the job of rival fans mocking us for them, was protected by stewards after last night’s 3-0 defeat against City. Maybe this is signalling the beginning of the protests against the manager, but with just seven games remaining until the end of the season, United fans need to get their act together.

The Glazers can’t be allowed to be given the impression that we will tolerate what is going on. This season needs to be Moyes’ first and last as United manager and it is time for the fans to let that be known.